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b1 definition
b or B (bē)
- the second letter of the English alphabet: from the Greek beta, a borrowing from the Phoenician
- any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (b) of boat
- a type or impression for b or B
- the second in a sequence or group
- an object shaped like
adjective
- of b or B
- second in a sequence or group
- shaped like
b2 definition
b
- Physics
- bar(s)
- barn(s)
- boliviano
B1 definition
B (bē)
noun
- a blood type
- ☆ Educ. a grade indicating above-average but not outstanding work a B in French
- Music
- the seventh note or tone in the ascending scale of C major
- the scale having this tone as the keynote
- a note representing this tone
- a key, string, etc. producing this tone
adjective
☆ second-class; inferior to the best a B film
B2 definition
B
- bachelor
- bacillus
- Football back sometimes written b
- Baseball
- base
- baseman
- batter
- Music
- bass
- basso
- battery
- Baumé
- bay
- Physics bel
- Bible
- billion
- Chess bishop
- bolívar
- book
- born
- brightness
- breadth
- British
- brother
- Brotherhood
Also, for 1-2, 4-6, 8, 10, 12-13, 16-17, & 19, b
B3 definition
B
- Chem. boron
- Physics magnetic flux density
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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b Usage Examples
Converse of object
- let: Let a b be the window, m the point of light.
Modifies a noun
- -sheet: The b -sheet adjacent to the nucleotide-binding site is colored magenta; light chains are displayed as backbone, in green & red.
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